ITS is making updates to Banner. As a result, access to systems including Banner 9, Banner/DUSIS INB, MyDUSIS, Workflow, ODBC, eTranscripts, Online Balloting, and DSAP will be completely unavailable between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Saturday Dec. 7. This upgrade is being made to apply security and functionality upgrades and patches. We appreciate your...
At 9:45 AM ITS was made aware of A VOIP phones outage. This is affecting voice over IP phones across campus. The outage was noticed immediately and ITS worked to restored access quickly. Phone access has been restored and if you are experience phone issues please reach out to the Support Center @ 515-271-3001. Thank you.
Systems supported by ITS may be unavailable due to monthly routine maintenance beginning at approximately 9:00 p.m. tonight until 1:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. For a full schedule of maintenance dates for 2019 please see www.drake.edu/its/maintenanceschedule/
This fall, ITS launched eduroam (education roaming), a new wireless network at Drake. Faculty, staff, and students can access the eduroam wireless network at any eduroam-participating institution worldwide. By connecting to eduroam on campus, using your Drake email and password, you will be able to use the eduroam network whenever you travel to an eduroam-participating...
Just about two months ago, we made the switch from the DUStudent wireless network to eduroam. How’s eduroam working for you? Are you having any wireless network coverage issues on eduroam? Connection problems in your room? Or your classroom? Let us know. Report any issues connecting to eduroam by submitting a Wireless Network Issue report in our...
In a September OnCampus article, I introduced an upcoming change designed to improve the security of Drake-owned computers. This change will remove always-on administrator access to help prevent web, email, and file-based attacks. When changes that require administrator access are needed, the Make Me Admin tool can be used to receive temporary administrator access for...
Emma Robasse, PharmD/MBA Candidate 2020 in the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (CPHS), is one of four dual-enrolled students nationwide to receive a 2019 Express Scripts Scholarship. The Express Scripts Foundation (ESF), in partnership with the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, awards four $10,000 scholarships to dual-degree students each year. The ESF recognizes...
Kim Huey, professor of health sciences and a fellow in both the American College of Sports Medicine and the American Physiological Society, received a NASA grant to enhance the learning of human physiology. The grant funded the purchase of three cloud-based human physiology learning systems called Lt Labstations. These new devices allow students to learn...
ITS updated the labels on incoming email messages in early July. Since then, we’ve received great feedback about the prominence, functionality, and wording. Based on that feedback, we’ll be making some additional changes on November 3. The existing red label will continue to be the default for all email coming from outside Drake. To better...
Drake Reiter, a fourth-year student pharmacist at the Drake University College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences (CPHS), was announced as the winner of the 2019 Future Pharmacist Award during the Next-Generation Pharmacists Award Gala held on October 25 in San Diego. Sponsored by Parata and Pharmacy Times, the national Next Generation Pharmacist™ awards program honors pharmacists, technicians, students...